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A Special Forces soldier provides suppressive fire during an exercise
US Navy 071212-M-4213L-014 During flight, the crew chiefs, Sgt. J.R. Murphy, left, and Staff Sgt. B.W. Boroff, both attached to Helicopter Light Attack Squadron (HMLA) 367, look over the horizon with their .50-cal machine gun a
Two crew chiefs provide suppressive fire with their .50 calibre machine guns

In the military, suppressive fire (also called "covering fire") is shooting that hinders an enemy force so they cannot fulfill their mission (what they were trying to do). This hindrance usually only works for as long as the machine gun or artillery gun is being shot.

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  • US Navy 060520-N-7497P-229 Cpl. Julius Mitchell, left, and Cpl. Jeremy Rugg, center, lay down covering fire while Cpl. Adam Gokey spots insurgent positions on his right and fires a grenade, seen traveling through the air, whil

    Two US Marines providing covering fire with a M4 carbine and a 40 mm M203 grenade launcher while a Marine from Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company spots targets in Ramadi, Iraq, 2006.

  • U.S. Navy special warfare combatant-craft crewmen (SWCC), Special Boat Team 22 conducts training 16 AUG 09

    U.S. Navy special warfare combatant-craft crewman (SWCC) of Special Boat Team 22 conducts training.

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